A guy who lost his big toe after the prongs of a forklift truck landed on his foot, has managed to see the funny side.

Dad-of-two Tim Price, 32, from Brecon, Powys, was injured at the end of last year when two of the truck’s prongs went into the side of his foot, dislocating the joint and tearing into the skin.

He wasn’t wearing protective boots at the time because a previous injury meant his foot often became uncomfortably swollen in the thick-soled shoes.

He ended up having 12 stitches in his foot, but, a week later, his big toe started to turn black and began to ooze orange pus. Yes. Orange. Pus.

The toe started to turn black (Picture: PA Real Life)

Doctors said the only way to save the foot was to amputate Tim’s big toe.

It wasn’t great news, but Tim is clearly one of life’s optimists. ‘I had to go back to hospital about a week later and I saw it. It didn’t bother me,’ he said. ‘I haven’t had any trouble walking either. You’d think you’d have balance issues but I don’t.’

And to celebrate his recovery, he decided to get a commemorative tattoo where his big toe used to be.

Classic.

(Picture: PA Real Life)

‘I got the tattoo about three weeks ago,’ he explained. ‘I wanted to get it so that people didn’t take the mick. I think it’s funny.’